Fiat DOBLO - 2014
239.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Fiat DOBLO, model year 2014.
Sample size: 6,041 cars, 13,704 tests and 32,860 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 6,041 cars
The 2014 FIAT Doblo has an overall defect rate of 240 per 100 vehicles, which is 23% higher than the average car from the same year. Notably, the model performs significantly better in categories such as brakes and steering, with defect rates of 58% and 5% respectively, compared to the higher averages of 93% and 11%. However, it falls short in visibility and lighting issues, showing a much higher defect rate than average at 29% and 69%. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises sharply, particularly in the higher mileage segments, indicating potential concerns for long-term reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,041 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 37.5% better
58.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 55.5% better
5.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 70.3% worse
29.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 74.9% worse
69.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 23.4% worse
245.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 64.7% worse
25.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 64.4% worse
7.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 151.0% worse
39.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,971
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,456
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,823
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,692
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,562
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,197
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 982
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 941
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 877
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 681
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 941
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 877
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 506
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 461
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 341
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 284
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 282
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 238
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 224